Table 2.
Comparison of antihypertensive medication changes between occupant‐owned housing (n = 229) and temporary housing (n = 113)
| Occupant‐owned housing (n = 299) | Temporary housing (n = 113) | aComparison the changes own housing vs temporary housing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Winter | Change (Winter‐Summer) | Summer | Winter | Change (Winter‐Summer) | ||
| P value | |||||||
| Number of antihypertensive drugs, n | 2.0 ± 1.1 | 2.1 ± 1.0 | +0.12 ± 0.41‡ | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | +0.13 ± 0.38† | 0.860 |
| Antihypertensive medications | |||||||
| CCB, n (%) | 227 (75.9) | 239 (79.9) | +12 (4.0) | 83 (74.1) | 88 (78.6) | +5 (4.5) | 0.851 |
| ACE inhibitor, n (%) | 15 (5.0) | 7 (2.3) | −8 (−2.7) | 3 (2.7) | 1 (0.9) | −2 (−1.8) | 0.594 |
| ARB, n (%) | 209 (69.9) | 240 (80.3) | +31 (10.4)* | 85 (75.9) | 93 (83.0) | +8 (7.1) | 0.309 |
| Diuretics, n (%) | 118 (39.5) | 118 (39.5) | 0 (0) | 52 (46.4) | 55 (49.1) | +3 (2.7) | 0.004 |
| Beta blocker, n (%) | 9 (3.0) | 9 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 7 (6.3) | 7 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Alpha blocker, n (%) | 20 (6.7) | 20 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 5 (4.5) | 5 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Eplerenone, n (%) | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Changes of antihypertensive medications | |||||||
| Increased group, n (%) | 157 (52.5) | 57 (50.4) | |||||
| Increase in the number, n (%) | 44 (14.7) | 13 (11.5) | 0.400 | ||||
| Increase in the dosage, n (%) | 113 (37.8) | 44 (38.9) | 0.831 | ||||
| Decreased group, n (%) | 12 (4.0) | 2 (1.8) | |||||
| Decrease in the number, n (%) | 7 (2.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0.339 | ||||
| Decrease in the dosage, n (%) | 5 (1.7) | 1 (0.9) | 0.552 | ||||
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD or number (percentage). Means were compared using paired t test, and proportions were compared using Pearson's chi‐square statistics between summer and winter. The changes of antihypertensive drugs indicated an increase or decrease between summer and winter.
ACE, angiotensin‐converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; CCB, calcium channel blocker; CHD, coronary heart disease; SD, standard deviation.
aComparison of the changes between occupant‐owned housing and temporary housing using unpaired t test or Pearson's chi‐square statistics.
*P < 0.05, † P < 0.01, ‡ P < 0.001 for difference vs summer.